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Building bridges to college


Last updated January 26, 2024
Published December 14, 2012

By Furman News


Nelson Mandela once called education the most powerful tool for world change. Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future, an intensive, seven-year college access program for Greenville County students, is doing its best to promote the power of education.  The Greenville News reported on the nationally recognized Bridges program, which has sent 95 percent of its graduates to college over the past 14 years.

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